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WITH KEITH WARD

Should Gardaí Be Armed With Tazers?

01 May 2018

There has been calls for Gardai to be armed with tasers and for stricter punishments for people who assault Gardai today. This was on the back of a serious assault of two officers, male and female, in Carrickmines over the weekend. They were beaten with a metal baseball bat and bitten by a vicious dog when they targeted a criminal linked to suspected drugs dealers. The male officer is currently hospitalised. Would you trust a Garda’s judgment on when to use this non-lethal weapon? And should you be given a harsher sentence if convicted of assaulting a member of the Gardai?